Molded dispensing container
US4610394A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L9/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a container fabricated of plastic and including a tubular sidewall defining a hollow interior and having upper and lower margins, an elongated flat section having parallel side edges extending substantially between the upper and lower margins, and an arcuate section extending from and between the side edges of the flat section, together with upper and lower closure members extending in telescopic relation over the sidewall upper and lower margins and closing the upper and lower ends of the sidewall, which closure members are rotatable relative to the sidewall between arcuately spaced first and second positions, and valve means including respective apertures in the sidewall upper and lower margins and in the closure members, which apertures are substantially in register, and thereby open, when the closure members are in the first position and which apertures are substantially out of register, and thereby closed, when the closure members are in the second position. Also disclosed herein is a blank for the sidewall, which blank includes a first flat portion having first and second spaced parallel edges, a first arcuate portion extending integrally from the first ed…
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